Kuwala Health Media held its 1st annual general meeting to discuss its cervical cancer awareness campaign and achievements from 2015-2016. The organization conducted a needs assessment in Mzuzu that found a lack of knowledge about cervical cancer in communities as well as limited screening services and resources. In response, Kuwala Health raised awareness through community workshops and media campaigns. They also initiated a vinegar donation drive and strengthened local health networks. Going forward, Kuwala Health will continue its capacity building efforts and collaborate with stakeholders to improve cervical cancer screening in Malawi.

1. KUWALA HEALTHKUWALA HEALTH
MEDIAMEDIA
(KUHEM)(KUHEM)
1ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING1ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

2. ““OUR PEOPLE, OUROUR PEOPLE, OUR
HEALTH”HEALTH”
A non governmental initiative aiming to
raise awareness on all curable and
preventable diseases in malawi

3. CERVICAL CANCERCERVICAL CANCER
AWARENESS REPORTAWARENESS REPORT

4. Achievements in 2015-Achievements in 2015-
1616
cervical cancer awareness campaignscervical cancer awareness campaigns
health information workshopshealth information workshops
strengthening community engagementstrengthening community engagement
growing our health networkgrowing our health network
monitoring and evaluationmonitoring and evaluation
ourourourour

5. CERVICAL CANCERCERVICAL CANCER
AWARENESSAWARENESS
CAMPAIGNCAMPAIGN
NEEDS ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED IN MZUZUNEEDS ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED IN MZUZU
CENTRAL HOSPITAL AND MAPALE HEALTHCENTRAL HOSPITAL AND MAPALE HEALTH
CENTRECENTRE
KNOWLEDGE DEFICIT IN THE
COMMUNITY
MINIMAL ACCESS TO
CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING
SERVICES
KNOWLEDGE DEFICIT IN THE
COMMUNITY
MINIMAL ACCESS TO
CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING
SERVICES
LACK OF RESOURCES I.E VINEGAR,
COTTON CLOTHS ETC
NEED FOR MORE TRAINED
PRACTITIONERS TO CONDUCT
SCREENING SERVICES
LACK OF RESOURCES I.E VINEGAR,
COTTON CLOTHS ETC
NEED FOR MORE TRAINED
PRACTITIONERS TO CONDUCT
SCREENING SERVICES

6. MOBILIZINGMOBILIZING
RESOURCESRESOURCES
VINEGAR DONATION INITIATIVEVINEGAR DONATION INITIATIVE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
ACTIVITY
VOLUNTEERS IN THE STEERING
COMMITTEE
DONATED BY THE
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
ACTIVITY
VOLUNTEERS IN THE STEERING
COMMITTEE
DONATED BY THE
COMMUNITY
52L !52L !

7. Women cerebration forWomen cerebration for
KuHemKuHem

8. WORLD CANCER DAYWORLD CANCER DAY
KUHEM adopts the capacity building approach through
community health information work shops. This approach
enables us to empower women within these cultural
settings so that they can be able to spread quality health
information within their communities
CAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY BUILDING
COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY
WORKSHOP INWORKSHOP IN
KATOTOKATOTO
CAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY BUILDING
COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY
WORKSHOP INWORKSHOP IN
KATOTOKATOTO

9. strengthening healthstrengthening health
networks in 2015-16networks in 2015-16
forming community groups i.eforming community groups i.e
mchengawutuwa , luwinga , vimasumchengawutuwa , luwinga , vimasu
workshops in churches and schoolworkshops in churches and school
settings i.e hilltop, Luwinga,settings i.e hilltop, Luwinga,
Mchengawutuwa and KatotoMchengawutuwa and Katoto

10. Collaboration withCollaboration with
stakeholdersstakeholders

11. Stake Holders involved
1. Mzuzu Central
2. Mzuzu Health Center (Mapale ) Mzimba noth DHO
3. Grace Dental Clinic Mzuzu
4. John Tennyson And Association
5. Radio 1
6. Zodiak Broadcasting station
7. Capital Fm
8. VoL
9. Times TV
10. Daily
11. Nation News pepper
12. Vinegar Donation committee
13. Banja La Mtsogolo
14.
Banja la mtsogoloBanja la mtsogolo
Dyton Mbewe studioDyton Mbewe studio
1.Series media
2.Mchenga Utuwa Kuwala Health
group
3.Ma Africans Drama Group
4.Dyton Mbewe studio
Banja la mtsogoloBanja la mtsogolo
Dyton Mbewe studioDyton Mbewe studio
1.Series media
2.Mchenga Utuwa Kuwala Health
group
3.Ma Africans Drama Group
4.Dyton Mbewe studio

12. BIG WALKBIG WALKBIG WALKBIG WALK
WELLWELL
WISHERWISHER
SS
WELLWELL
WISHERWISHER
SSDIRECTDIRECT
ORSORS
DIRECTDIRECT
ORSORS

13. Monitoring & EvaluationMonitoring & Evaluation
Mchengawutuwa campaign , 20 women wereMchengawutuwa campaign , 20 women were
given vouchers for a single free cervical cancergiven vouchers for a single free cervical cancer
screening routine checkscreening routine check
results were given and followed up by KUHEMresults were given and followed up by KUHEM
clinicians with consent from clients and theclinicians with consent from clients and the
health centre (health centre (names witheld due to privacy and confidentialitynames witheld due to privacy and confidentiality).).

15. AwarenessAwareness
KUHEM uses the media as another platform forKUHEM uses the media as another platform for
disseminating quality health informationdisseminating quality health information
Radio 1
ZodiakZodiak
VoL
Times TV
Mana online
Mbc online
Capital Fm
Nation
Radio 1
ZodiakZodiak
VoL
Times TV
Mana online
Mbc online
Capital Fm
Nation

16. presentation bypresentation by
Joel Jere –CeoJoel Jere –Ceo
Rabbeca mwafulirwaRabbeca mwafulirwa –– company secreatarycompany secreatary
ContactsContacts
Kuwala Health MediaKuwala Health Media
Po box 342,mzuzu ,MalawiPo box 342,mzuzu ,Malawi
Email:kuwalamediamalawi@gmail.comEmail:kuwalamediamalawi@gmail.com
Telephone:0999256716/0888578001Telephone:0999256716/0888578001
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